Comments on: Goodell doesn’t rule out use of regular officials in Week One http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Sun, 19 May 2013 16:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: viksfan1985 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1965697 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:19:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1965697 What I still don’t get is why is this a part time job? If they want more money and a pension have them full time employees of the league and also they need to make them more accountable for their calls have the commish fine them for bad calls. I do like having the nfl rep at each game with the replacement refs to ensure the calls are correct. They should continue that trend.

]]> By: electionconfidential http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1965219 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:57:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1965219 Wow, and here I am. I can’t stand the owners, can’t stand the commissioner and can’t stand the officials. Who am I supposed to pull for?

]]> By: wiseguy12 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1965210 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:08:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1965210 It’s good to hear that when the season opens we may have the regular refs back. The game just isn’t the same with professional athletes and coaches competing against each other and amateur officials potentially affecting the outcome. Televised professional sports is entertainment. We should expect that the people who provide the entertainment are paid more than the average Joe, part-time or not. In a billion dollar industry the customers should not have to suffer because of a dispute over compensation to a handfull of refs.

]]> By: realfootballfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1965204 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:53:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1965204 This is embarrassing. The NFl should be ashamed of themselves to even disclose what they’re wrangling about.

If I were them I would have taken great pain to hide that this rift is over a total $23 million in a billion dollar a year industry.

Jamarcus Russell essentially got that much money to be a bust as a number one pick, but people who are pretty irreplaceable judging by the cliff like drop off in quality to these fake officials somehow are not worth it.

]]> By: wealldat http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1965135 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:05:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1965135 Godell Sucks Get the ref’s back

]]> By: justwinbaby29 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1965088 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:20:23 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1965088 What exactly is the deadline? The NFL (I believe it was Ray Anderson) has said it will take 7-10 (don’t believe that). I would say it has to be done by Sunday. If the regular officials can’t ref the Giants-Cowboys game I have to believe the league will use replacements for the rest of week one. Kind of unfair to Dallas and NY Giants for them to have replacement officials and everyone else the real officials.

]]> By: murphy6377 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1965071 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:49:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1965071 Goodell needs to be replaced. Pete Rozelle would alway speak up and tell the owners when they were wrong. Hell he put Al Davis in place many times. Rozelle help create the NFL. Goodell is a joke!!

]]> By: commonsensedude http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1965046 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:26:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1965046 Compromise. Give the officials the pay they want in exchange for the NFL getting to hire more officials. And then fire the officials who don’t perform or who regularly screw up.

You get what you pay for. Having refs who have no experience dealing with the speed and violence of professional football out there protecting millionaire players makes no more sense than buying a Lambourghini and deciding to save a few bucks by refusing to buy auto insurance. Pay the most experienced refs for their service and retain the ability to get rid of them quickly if they don’t do well. Should be an easy compromise.

]]> By: dennisatunity http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964993 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:44:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964993 I think what I am most excited about is that with the regular refs back, there will never be a blown call again. The coaches and the players are almost committed to being 100% supportive of the regular refs. And perhaps most refreshingly all the people on this site who have been so antagonistic against the replacement refs, will never have a single complaint about a call. If they do, they are complete hypocrites (but then we knew that already, didn’t we?).

]]> By: mojosmagic http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964957 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:20:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964957 Please stop torturing the fans with this nonsense. Enough is enough just bring the regular officials back. Clowns would be an upgrade over the bozos I have been watching.

]]> By: eagleswin http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964932 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:01:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964932 datageek94 says:
Aug 30, 2012 8:41 PM
The real issue here appears to be individual accountability for officials. So, NFLRA, man up and sign.

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Someone get’s it. The refs want to be appointed for life with no accountability while the lemmings, as they always do in these situations, boil things down to “pay the man!”.

]]> By: eagleswin http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964927 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:00:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964927 raideralex says:
Aug 30, 2012 7:18 PM

The literally THOUSANDS of hours that officials put into training, evaluating themselves, studying rules, studying the new rules, looking at interpretations, looking at examples and non-examples, figuring out when to let a minor infraction go, knowing the penalties and distances that go with every rule, not being intimidated by the moment, coaches, or players; making decisions on player safety, perfecting judgement calls, working their way up the ranks, staying in shape, perfecting their signals and teamwork…

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40 hrs/wk * 52 wks/yr = 2080. That’s a fulltime job the entire year. 2000 would be the bare minimum for 1000′s of hours.

The officials do not spend 8 hours a day/5 days a week/52 weeks a year on reffing. Not even close, I’d say you aren’t in the ballpark but you aren’t even on the right continent.

]]> By: datageek94 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964887 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:41:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964887 The real issue here appears to be individual accountability for officials. So, NFLRA, man up and sign.

Ed Hochule is from PHX. The average full time worker in PHX makes $24K/year. The part time officials make almost $10/weekend.

Sign, and let’s get on with it.

]]> By: vikingamericann http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964863 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:26:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964863 Sound like the NFL is ready to blink

]]> By: hoosiermizuno http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964848 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:18:39 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964848 Refs called goodells bluff. public opinion is going to side against a guy being greedy. pay the refs and lets move on.

]]> By: kremis http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964835 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:13:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964835 what is the NFL Netotrk? Does Time Warner carry it?

]]> By: larryboodry http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964825 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:07:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964825 I hope they get it done…The regular refs are far from perfect, but the replacements are clueless.

]]> By: ilovefoolsball http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964810 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:59:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964810 Good*ell is concerned about player safety*.
Let’s get these refs back on the job so they can take care of the players and ensure there aren’t any bounties* or any mean* language.
This is football* people.
It’s suppose to be civilized*, safe*.
Free from bad language* and physicality*.
How can we ensure player safety* with high school officials* on the field?
I know Roger is a good* man and his choices will be as right* as the RNC.

]]> By: thegreatonesays http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964805 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:56:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964805 22.7 mil spread across 32 teams over 7 years???? GET A DEAL DONE ALREADY. I’m not siding with either here and frankly I don’t see much worse if at all in the replacement refs’ calls. The drop off I see is in all the wasted time with ball spots, clock runoff issues, offsetting calls, and some of the other stuff that is confusing these guys so bad. Or the pull the flag because the offender didn’t intend to do so. That happened twice in the SF/DEN game. The challenge of a non challengable call which Harbaugh had to explain to them. Ultimately they kept it 4th down after a 15 yard penalty?, then pulled the flag altogether because Fox didn’t mean to violate the rule? Then niners have 12 defenders on the field the ball is clearly snapped and in play. Flags go down… oh oops we’re gonna award a time out now? This is the crap I don’t want to deal with. Bad calls are always gonna happen when they are split second judgement calls. It’s the other junk that needs to go

]]> By: kennethrdowa http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964758 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:22:58 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964758 what about the one official on the field and the eye in the sky, thought we were doing that?

]]> By: raideralex http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964755 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:18:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964755 Saying NFL officiating is a “hobby” is akin to stating being a lawyer is a “hobby” because a lawyer only steps into a courtroom every once in a while.

The literally THOUSANDS of hours that officials put into training, evaluating themselves, studying rules, studying the new rules, looking at interpretations, looking at examples and non-examples, figuring out when to let a minor infraction go, knowing the penalties and distances that go with every rule, not being intimidated by the moment, coaches, or players; making decisions on player safety, perfecting judgement calls, working their way up the ranks, staying in shape, perfecting their signals and teamwork…

It’s a lifestyle and a full-time job even if you only perform 20 times a year.

]]> By: wludford http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964751 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:12:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964751 I agree, enough is enough. Time for brinksmanship to come to an end and get the deal done, so the regular refs can do week 1. It’s too bad it took so long because the regular refs need a pre-season too.

]]> By: lolo376 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964750 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:12:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964750 $150K to work 17 weeks? Smh, I’m in the wrong field of work.

]]> By: upperdecker19 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964733 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:02:20 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964733 As a fan, this is great news, potentially.

Although changing the locks for Al Riveron, Jerome Bogar and Ron Winter would be a plus.

]]> By: kylexitron http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964731 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:58:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964731 Wow. The NFL is greed-mongering over a measly 3 mill or so a year to pay the officials? how much revenue does the NFL bring in a year and they can’t give the fans quality refs? That’s like the cost of a kicker per year to ref the whole league. give me a break.

]]> By: mkesfinest http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964730 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:58:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964730 Hopefully Mr. Goodell realizes the magnitude of this situation. I know the regular officials missed calls, but these replacement referees have been nothing short of atrocious.

]]> By: 1phd http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964728 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:57:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964728 JUST DO IT!!!!! (Arnold voice)

]]> By: sportmentary http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/30/goodell-doesnt-rule-out-use-of-regular-officials-in-week-one/#comment-1964727 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:56:51 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1174824#comment-1964727 Well it looks like cooler heads are prevailing. Let’s hope that’s the case.

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